Jerusalem: Israeli forces renewed an order barring Palestinian activist Khadija Khweis from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque for another six months, according to local sources. In parallel with the order, Israeli soldiers stormed the Al-Sawana neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Khweis, a former prisoner, has been arrested several times and barred from accessing the West Bank, Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the Old City of Jerusalem. She has also faced multiple travel bans. The occupation forces have arrested her more than 30 times, banned her from traveling for more than four years, and denied her health insurance for more than three years on false pretenses.
Dozens of activists, worshipers, and Jerusalemite figures are systematically targeted with arrests and bans from the Old City and Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially during Jewish holidays. In a separate incident, Israeli soldiers stormed the al-Sawana neighborhood and set up a checkpoint at the western entrance to the town of al-Issawiya, northeast of occupied Jerusalem, obstructing the movement of residents to and from the town.
